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1987 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1987 Gent–Wevelgem was the 49th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 8 April 1987. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Teun van Vliet Teun van Vliet (born 22 March 1962 in Vlaardingen, South Holland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1990. Van Vliet's best year was 1987, when he won Gent–Wevelgem, Omloop "Het Volk" ... of the Panasonic team. General classification References Gent–Wevelgem 1987 in road cycling 1987 in Belgian sport 1987 Super Prestige Pernod International {{Gent–Wevelgem-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teun Van Vliet
Teun van Vliet (born 22 March 1962 in Vlaardingen, South Holland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1990. Van Vliet's best year was 1987, when he won Gent–Wevelgem, Omloop "Het Volk" and the Ronde van Nederland. The next year he wore the yellow jersey for three days in the 1988 Tour de France. Van Vlioet is the brother of the 1977 Dutch woman road champion Nita van Vliet and uncle of racing cyclist Kim de Baat. He is however not related to Leo van Vliet, another famous Dutch road cyclist in the late 1970s, early 1980s. Major results ;1979 :World champion Track points race for juniors ;1980 : track points race amateur championship ;1984 :Circuit des Mines ;1985 :Hansweert ;1986 :Aalsmeer :Grand Prix d'Isbergues :Groot-Ammers :Liedekerkse Pijl ;1987 :Bavel :Ronde van Nederland :Omloop Het Volk :Gent–Wevelgem :Profronde van Wateringen :Sas van Gent ;1988 :Tiel :Tour de France: ::Wearing yellow jersey for three days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Peiper
Allan Peiper (born 26 April 1960), is a retired Australian professional cyclist and current pro cycling team manager. He began cycling at 12 years of age, competing on both road and track, with success. Selected for the Australian team, at the 1977 Junior World Championships in Vienna, Austria. The 16 year old Peiper, then went to race in Belgium. He stayed for the next three years. Winning races, as a junior, then amateur, hardened a mindset & reputation, that remains to this day. Intense racing and travelling, eventually, took its toll on his health. In late 1979, following an illness, he returned to Australia, to recover. He didn't race again, until late 1980. A key figure in Peiper's recovery, and return to top level racing, was Peter Brotherton a former British Olympic cyclist (he settled in Melbourne, after the 1956 Summer Olympics) who was building frames & helping riders with training advice. A highly successful return to racing in 1981, winning often, and the Dulux T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Road Cycling
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator Flashover, flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina (1987), Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is USS Stark incident, struck by Iraq, Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; President of the United States, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous Tear down this wall!, speech, demanding that Soviet Union, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Anderson (cyclist)
Philip Grant Anderson (born 20 March 1958) is a British-born Australian former professional racing cyclist who was the first non-European to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Origins Phil Anderson was born in London but moved to Melbourne, Australia, when he was young. He grew up in the suburb of Kew and graduated from Trinity Grammar School in 1975. He first raced with Hawthorn Cycling Club, where Allan Peiper, another future professional, was also a member.Cycling Weekly, UK, 21 November 1992 Peiper said: "Phil went to a private school and joined the club with his mate, Peter Darbyshire. My best friend was Tom Sawyer, later a six-day racer in Europe, and we were the two rough nuts, while Phil and Darbs were the two upper-class boys". Amateur career Anderson won the 1977 Dulux Tour of the North Island in New Zealand and the Australian team time-trial championship at Brisbane in 1978. In that year he also won the Commonwealth Games road race in Edmonton, Alberta, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludo Peeters
Ludo Peeters (born 9 August 1953) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1974 to 1990. He rode ten editions of the Tour de France and won 3 stages, one in 1980, one in 1982 and one in 1986. He also wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in 1982 after his stage win and also in 1984. Major results ;1974 : 1st Stage 10 Tour de Pologne ;1975 : 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies : 3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs ;1976 : 1st Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden : 2nd Overall Tour of the Netherlands ;1977 : 1st Paris–Brussels : 1st Overall Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Netherlands : 1st Prologue Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Aude : 2nd Scheldeprijs : 3rd Omloop Het Volk ;1978 : 1st Schaal Sels : 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 3rd Brabantse Pijl ;1979 : 1st Paris–Brussels : 1st Druivenkoers Overijse : 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde ;1980 : 1st Scheldeprijs : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Vanderaerden
Eric Vanderaerden (born 11 February 1962) is a retired road cyclist from the town of Lummen, Belgium. He was a considerable talent, winning the prologue time trial of the Vuelta a España in his debut year of 1983. During the 1983 Tour de France he also won the prologue and held the yellow jersey for two days. During the 1984 Tour de France he won two stages, including the final stage of the race which finished on the Champs Elysees in Paris. His participation in the 1985 edition was a strong one, beating the eventual Tour winner Bernard Hinault in a time trial stage. He held the yellow jersey again during this tour, this time for three days. The following year, he won the green jersey. In subsequent years, he won two monument races: in 1985, at 23, he won the storm ridden edition of the Tour of Flanders, and in 1987 he won Paris–Roubaix. After 1988, his career went in decline and, despite his talent, he failed to win major races. He certainly had considerable talent as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvon Madiot
Yvon Madiot (born 21 June 1962) is a French former racing cyclist. He won the French national road race title in 1986, going on to finish tenth in that year's Tour de France. He is the younger brother of fellow retired racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix, Marc Madiot, and works alongside Marc as part of the management of the cycling team as an assistant sports director. He has played a particularly important role in developing young riders, mentoring Arthur Vichot, Jérémy Roy, Cédric Pineau, Mathieu Ladagnous, Mickaël Delage, Arnaud Démare and William Bonnet, among others. Major results Road ;1983 : 1st Stage 10 Course de la Paix : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Normandie : 5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1984 : 1st Grand Prix de Cannes ;1985 : 2nd Chanteloup-les-Vignes : 3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec : 5th La Flèche Wallonne : 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali : 9th Paris–Camembert ;1986 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Bordea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Dhaenens
Rudy Dhaenens (10 April 1961 – 6 April 1998) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who is most famous for winning the World Cycling Championships in 1990 as a member of the Belgian national team. Dhaenens excelled several times in the Paris–Roubaix classic race; finishing second in 1986 and third the following year. Dhaenens won the 1990 World Championship Road Race, held in Utsunomiya, Japan, ahead of Dirk De Wolf of Belgium and Gianni Bugno of Italy. In 1992, Dhaenens was forced to stop his career because of heart problems. For a long time, he was in the service of the PDM cycling team, usually as tactical captain. Dhaenens was known for his calm, reserved attitude. He died in 1998, at the age of 36, from head injuries sustained in a car accident in Aalst while driving to the finish of the Tour of Flanders bicycle race. From 1999 to 2007, the Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens was held in his honour in late March, in Nevele, Belgium. Career achievements Major result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Pagnin
Roberto Pagnin (born 8 July 1962) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in one edition of the Tour de France, ten editions of the Giro d'Italia and five editions of the Vuelta a España. He also rode in the individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1962 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Italy Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Venice Tour de Suisse stage winners {{Italy-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etienne De Wilde
Etienne De Wilde (born 23 March 1958 in Wetteren, East Flanders) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. De Wilde won races on the road and on the track. He won a silver medal in the madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1979 : 3rd National Amateur Road Race Championships ;1980 : 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España : 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 1st Berlare & Nevele : 5th Blois-Chaville ;1981 : 1st Omloop van West-Brabant : 1st Stage 1a Three Days of De Panne : 1st Velaines sur Sambre & Wetteren ;1982 : 1st Flèche Picarde : 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk : 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Oise : 1st Mouscron, Wetteren & Zele ;1983 : 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen : 1st Flèche Picarde : 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Oise : 1st Destelbergen, Laarne & Sint-Niklaas : 5th Gent–Wevelgem ;1984 : 1st Omloop van de Fruitstreken ;1985 : 1st Stage 1 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 1st Temse ;1986 : 1st Omnium, National Track Championships : 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Aude : 1st Merelbeke : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panasonic (cycling Team)
formerly between 1935 and 2008 and the first incarnation of between 2008 and 2022, is a major Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka. It was founded by Kōnosuke Matsushita in 1918 as a lightbulb socket manufacturer. In addition to consumer electronics, of which it was the world's largest maker in the late 20th century, Panasonic offers a wide range of products and services, including rechargeable batteries, automotive and avionic systems, industrial systems, as well as home renovation and construction. Panasonic has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX 100 indices. It has a secondary listing on the Nagoya Stock Exchange. Corporate name From 1935 to October 1, 2008, the company's corporate name was "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co." (MEI). On January 10, 2008, the company announced that it would change its name to "Panasonic Corporation", in effect on October 1, 2008, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wevelgem
Wevelgem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper. On January 1, 2006, Wevelgem had a total population of 31,020. The total area is 38.76 km² which gives a population density of 800 inhabitants per km². You can reach Wevelgem by road (E403 – A19 – R8), by boat ( De Leie), by air (Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport) or by train at Wevelgem railway station. Wevelgem is known for the annual Gent–Wevelgem bicycle road race which finishes in the town. History The earliest known mention dates from 1197. Wevelgem was home to the Cistercian Guldenberg Abbey in the 13th–14th centuries, which owned grain mills in various locations. From c. 1278 to 1310, abbess Ida was in charge, though Marc Brion lists it as an abbey for men. In the old days, the river De Leie was important for Wevelgem. The people used the river to soak flax, before they processed it in one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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